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Show Wednesday, November 5, 2003 os 1840 S. 1300 E. Salt Lake City UT 84105 os Volume XXXVI Issue 9 WESTMINSTER COLLEGE Frightful Ghosts and Ghouls Haunt Hilton Hotel Halloween Night Kristen Reber Staff Writer Too old for hundreds of students chose to celebrate their Hallows Eve by dancing and drinking the night away at Westminsters annual Halloween Dance at the Hilton trick-or-treatin- g, Friday night. In this case, students is an umbrella term for all kinds of young adults, including those who attend school somewhere other than Westminster, those who have already graduated, and even those with no intention to go to college. AH were welcome at this celebration. Ive heard pretty good things about Westminsters Halloween bash, said University of Utah graduate Carter Frandsen, 24. When asked if the rumors held up, he said Yeah, I dont think the U can even serve drinks at any of their functions thats what makes this pretty kick-asIm glad Westminster doesnt make this super exclusive, otherwise I couldnt have had my brother come hes a bum and isnt even going to school this semester, said Westminster senior Andrea Frisch, 23, who invited her younger brother Ryan, 21, to s. esting costumes. Matt Walcott, Sarah Eccleston and Matt McMullen joined in on the fun at the Hilton Hotel Friday Night. the party. Although student IDs were not inspected prior to entering the dance, identification specifying date of birth certainly was. fee Upon paying the ($3 if you had a food donation), students were given a wristband if they were 21 and planning to visit the bar anytime throughout the evening. five-doll- ar Although Halloween is a good excuse to go crazy, (according to Westminster senior Matt Walcott) the combination of alcohol and wild costumes didnt make for the explosive recipe some might have imagined. The night passed relatively unscathed by fights or any other dangerous . incidents.. Costumes were optional, but one might have felt slightly out of place if he or she wasnt in some sort of Halloween attire. It wouldnt have taken much, as some simply showed up in their swimming suits and . flip flops for their Halloween getup. Still others went all out; group of Oompaloompas sporting orange paint, green a wigs and white coveralls graced the party widi a beautifully choreographed dance. In sum, the dance was a success. Hundreds of dressed-u- p people streamed into the Hilton and then slowly trickled out feeling like their night was worthwhile thanks to ASWCs hard work. OS Soccer Team Makes Playoffs Third Season in a Row Michael Horrocks Contributing Writer The Westminster soccer team qualified for the Region 1 playoffs for the third straight year. The playoffs will be held in Vancouver, B.C. at Simon Fraser University, Nov. As the fourth seed, Westminsters first game will be against No. 1 seed and host Simon Fraser. The other semifinal will be played by No. 2 seed Concordia University from Portland, Ore., and the No. 3 seed Albertson College from Caldwell, Idaho. The winners of Fridays 7-- 8. games will play Saturday with that winner going to the NAIA National Tournament in tournament because of its large number of upperclass- has driven and inspired this years team to another playoff berth. team. men and the fact the team is going into region playoffs with no injuries. The team experienced injuries early on in the season, but basically everyone has recovered. Zach Dcnslcy said, Its been a very physical season. In fact, I had a few injuries at one time. But then I looked at our team and said to myself Zach, youre going to be all right. One of thc'biggcst reasons Westminster stayed strong throughout the season was its leader. Coach Chris Dorich. Dorich has been the head coach of Westminster's pro- This team has a good chance of making the national gram since 1984. His experience, leadership and will to win Olathe, Kan., Nov. After being counted out of the region rankings all season, Westminster qualified with a record because of its very strong schedule. Westminster went against NCAA Division II teams and played six teams were nationally 19-2- 5. 9-9- -2 4-1- -1 ranked. Although the team had its share of ups and downs, they continued to work hard and endure through the struggles. Travis Nicolaidcs said, Albertsons and Concordia may have counted us out, but the team never gave up. Id go to war with anyone on this Ski Horrocks said, Coach has always taught us that focus, discipline, and hard work arc a few of the key attributes that contribute too a winning team. A good team isnt based solely on which team has the most talent. The players that want to learn from Coach become stronger physically, smarter tactically, and more disciplined overall. Since most of this team has played for Coach for more than one or two years, I ' feel we have our best chance of making the national tournament this season. Once in Vancouver, the team plans to take games one at a time, though beating nationally ranked Simon Fraser would be a huge confidence-builde- r towards winning the final game. The team feels it has enough talent to make the national tournament and be successful there as well. No matter who counts them out, the team always feels it can win. Goalkeeper James Taylor said, This team is ter- rific. Im extremely excited to sec what will happen. With this attitude, the postseason looks very bright for the Westminster soccer team. OS |